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  • Why didn't you help Allen? He is running low on cash?

  • I don't know...what if he doesn't pay me back?

  • Chad...look in your wallet! You have lots of money.

  • I know, but I worked hard to earn this money.

  • Isn't Allen your friend? He's having a tough time.

  • Don't you care about him?

  • I do care...but...

  • maybe somebody else will loan him the money.

  • What would you want your friends to do

  • if you needed a helping hand?

  • Proverbs says,

  • "If you can help your friend now, don’t say to them,

  • “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”

Why didn't you help Allen? He is running low on cash?

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WiseUp - One Minute Proverbs 3:28

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    Chad Edwards posted on 2015/05/12
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tough

US /tʌf/

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UK /tʌf/

  • adjective
  • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • Very difficult to do or deal with
  • Difficult; requiring considerable effort or endurance.
  • (of food) difficult to cut or chew.
  • Having strict standards
  • (Of meat) difficult to cut or chew.
  • Being firm and not easily bent or broken
  • Being strong physically or mentally
  • Being difficult to persuade
  • Unpleasant or unfortunate.
  • Capable of violence
  • other
  • To endure a period of hardship or difficulty.
  • noun
  • A rough and aggressive person.
  • other
  • To make (someone) physically or emotionally stronger.

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time

US /taɪm/

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UK /taɪm/

  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

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work

US /wɚk/

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UK /wɜ:k/

  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device
  • adjective
  • Activity completed in order to make money

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hard

US /hɑː(r)d/

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UK /hɑ:d/

  • adjective
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

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need

US /nid/

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UK /ni:d/

  • verb
  • To be unable to manage without something; require
  • noun
  • Thing you must have and cannot not have e.g. air
  • Thing you must have and cannot manage without

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hand

US /hænd/

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UK /hænd/

  • noun
  • Cards given to a player in a card game
  • Piece of a clock that points to the time
  • Someone who performs physical tasks or work
  • Body part at the end of a person's arm
  • Help for someone performing a particular action
  • Condition of having power or influence
  • Member of the crew of a ship
  • verb
  • To give something to someone personally

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run

US /rʌn/

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UK /rʌn/

  • verb
  • To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
  • (Of an engine) to be operating
  • To start or use a computer program
  • To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
  • To manage or operate a business
  • To operate or drive something
  • (Of a road) to go from one place to another
  • To move your legs faster than walking
  • noun
  • A vertical line of broken stitches in stockings or tights.
  • A large number of fish swimming together to spawn.
  • A score in baseball.
  • A continuous period of success or popularity.
  • Journey between two places made by ship or car
  • The period of time that a play, movie, etc. is shown to the public.
  • An act of running, especially for exercise or pleasure.
  • Series of similar things or successes and failures
  • A prepared course or track for skiing.
  • Act of running; exercise of running

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friend

US /frɛnd/

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UK /frend/

  • noun
  • A state or country that is on good terms with another
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • other
  • To add someone to a list of contacts on a social networking site

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help

US /hɛlp/

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UK /help/

  • noun
  • Assistance given to someone in need
  • Something given to enable a person to do something
  • A service or resource that provides assistance.
  • Someone who makes something easier or possible
  • other
  • Assistance or support given to someone.
  • verb
  • To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • To give assistance or support to someone.
  • To make something better or more effective.
  • To make something better or less difficult
  • To be unable to prevent or avoid something.
  • other
  • To give assistance or support to someone.
  • To make something better or more effective.
  • To prevent something from happening.

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care

US /kɛr/

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UK /keə(r)/

  • verb
  • To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • To look after someone or something
  • noun
  • Treatment you receive for your health or safety
  • Something that a person worries about

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